M.O.I.

abbreviation for

, British.

1. Ministry of Information.
2. Ministry of the Interior.

MOI

abbreviation for

1. Ministry of Information (now superseded by COI )

Example Sentences

Like a modern-day Louis XIV, it’s clear that Alito believes himself to be untouchable, embodying the Sun King’s famous declaration: l’état, c’est moi.

From Slate

However, her mother - who was very familiar with the story of Prof Maathai, including her role as a political activist who challenged the regime of then-President Daniel arap Moi - tried to discourage her.

From BBC

Still, given their roots in premodern, personalist, “l’état c’est moi” government, it makes sense that these patrimonial dynamics not only predate modern capitalism but also our bedrock Enlightenment notion that sovereignty is derived from the people, and that the state is meant to serve their common good.

From Salon

Nyong'o, whose father was jailed and tortured under a former president, Daniel arap Moi, told the BBC: "It is chilling to know that this government is resorting to tactics that I had thought had been left in the past."

From BBC

In the 1980s, Anyang' Nyong'o, a political science professor at the time, was among a group of academics who organised against Moi's regime.

From BBC